The rise of the far right

Though most of us think of fascism as a relic of the past, right wing extremist movements in Europe and North America have seen...

Solitude at SFU

College: the most fun time of your life. Or so you thought. Whether it’s the boisterous frat boy shenanigans of Animal House and Old School...

Marriage isn’t the key to a happy life

It seems the moment after you graduate high school, you begin to catch wind of friends who have tied the knot. I would be...

The Great White Bore?

You’ve probably heard someone call Canada boring. You may have even been the one saying it. I know I used to when my childhood...

Taking notes by hand is more effective than using a laptop

My first ever lecture at Simon Fraser University was a learning experience in more ways than one. The prof, whose name I won’t reveal,...

Toy Story

  Dildo. A word I heard for the first time on a tire swing in grade two. It was used as a personal insult by...

Read my lips: Why sex should be an open conversation

I haven’t always been comfortable asking for what I want. For most of my teenage years, sex was something I just didn’t really talk...

Fighting a Losing Battle

Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside is often seen as a neighbourhood fraught with poverty, crime, and violence. However, despite its socio-economic issues, it is also a...

The Concrete Acropolis

“You know, Mr. Bennett, I want to have something really outstanding in the way of architecture, and I’d like to have a competition for...

Don’t call me inspirational

By: Micaela Evans You don’t get to be called “inspirational” for living your everyday life. Inspirational is climbing Mount Everest, building a school in Africa, writing...